No one expected things to go this way.
Sure, there were skeptics who believed that the New England Patriots would ultimately crash and burn in 2023. But here we are, just eight games into the season and it’s already over.
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This team vehicle driven by coach Bill Belichick is just halfway down the track, and it has already flipped on its side, watching as the rest of the AFC East competitors wave goodbye in their smokey rearview mirrors.
It’s a weird place to be for a franchise with six Super Bowl banners hanging from Gillette Stadium, but that’s exactly where the Patriots find themselves after Sunday’s 31-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins.